Appendix B: Consultants

Table 26 sets out the particulars of consultants engaged under section 178 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 and fulfils the legislative requirement for IBA to include those particulars in its annual report. All contract prices include GST.

Table 26: Consultancy services let in 2008–09
Consultant name Description Contract price ($) Selection process1 Justification2
1 Explanation of selection process terms drawn from the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines (December 2008):

Open tender: A procurement procedure in which a request for tender is published inviting all businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit tenders. Public tenders are generally sought from the Australian Government AusTender internet site.

Select tender: A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders. This procurement process may only be used under certain defined circumstances.

Direct sourcing: A form of restricted tendering, available only under certain defined circumstances, with a single potential supplier or suppliers being invited to bid because of their unique expertise and/or their special ability to supply the goods and/or services sought.

Panel: An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, initially selected through an open tender process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements. Quotes are sought from suppliers that have pre-qualified on the agency panels to supply to the government. This category includes standing offers and supplier panels where the supply of goods and services may be provided for a pre-determined length of time, usually at a pre-arranged price.

2 Justification for decision to use consultancy:

A – skills currently unavailable within agency

B – need for specialised or professional skills

C – need for independent research or assessment.

AR Liiband & Associates Leadership analysis 71,333 Direct sourcing B
ACIL Tasman Policy investigation and research 51,458 Direct sourcing C
Australian Institute of Company Directors Director education program 30,000 Direct sourcing B
BDA Marketing Planning Pty Ltd Market demand study 108,900 Direct sourcing B&C
Beames & Associates Accounting Review of company records 9,134 Direct sourcing C
Captain TE Russell Due diligence services 2,937 Direct sourcing B
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Market demand study 5,500 Direct sourcing B&C
Chris Walder Consulting Pty Ltd Network upgrade 120,582 Direct sourcing B
ClientWise Pty Ltd Network upgrade 11,000 Direct sourcing B
Colin Tidswell Economic development consulting 91,250 Direct sourcing B
CRS Australia Workstation assessments 1,700 Direct sourcing B
CSC Australia Pty Ltd IT support 75,411 Direct sourcing B
David Jess & Associates Pty Ltd Tender specification and evaluation 10,439 Direct sourcing B
Davidson Workplace Solutions Workplace relations 117,307 Direct sourcing B
Deloitte Growth Solutions Pty Ltd Business analyst services 90,830 Direct sourcing B
Denis G Wilson Training and employment initiative 5,500 Direct sourcing B
Devagiri and Associates Business analyst services 10,162 Direct sourcing A
DH4 IT network 113,416 Select tender B
Economic Associates Pty Ltd Cost benefit analysis 10,780 Direct sourcing B
Hume Consulting Group Pty Ltd Leadership training 4,153 Direct sourcing A
Incite Management Group Pty Ltd Professional advice 7,442 Direct sourcing B&C
Infinite Solutions Administrative services 1,188 Direct sourcing B
InVenture Solutions Business consultant review 4,060 Panel B
Jayne Sunbird Enterprises Business consultant review 4,048 Panel B
John Logan & Associates Valuation services 1,870 Direct sourcing B
Magical Learning Pty Ltd SAP upgrade 27,885 Direct sourcing A
Mallesons Stephen Jaques Legal services 791,581 Direct sourcing B
McBurney & Partners Annual audit and GPFR 2,277 Direct sourcing B&C
Mercer Australia Remuneration benchmarking 27,720 Direct sourcing B
Morison Consulting Audit services 12,066 Direct sourcing B
NBC Consultants Quantity surveyor 53,900 Direct sourcing B
North Australia Aboriginal Development Corporation Retail store design and drafting 105,171 Direct sourcing A
Oakton Services Pty Ltd Independent review 20,367 Direct sourcing C
ORIMA Research Client survey 38,566 Select tender C
PPC Worldwide Employee counselling service 10,467 Select tender B
Quality Management Solutions Workplace investigations 19,941 Direct sourcing C
Ray White Northam Market appraisal/valuation 1,575 Direct sourcing B
RSM Bird Cameron Compliance review 24,583 Direct sourcing B
Rudov & Associates Pty Ltd Due diligence services 2,420 Direct sourcing B&C
SGS Economic & Planning Pty Ltd Cost benefit analysis 128,089 Direct sourcing C
SME Associates Pty Ltd Advice on anti–money laundering/counter-terrorism financing 22,000 Direct sourcing B
Somerset Risk Management Pty Ltd Risk management 14,081 Direct sourcing B
SRC Solutions OHS and training 14,014 Select tender B
Westbrook Communications Media analyst services 6,270 Direct sourcing B
Yarnteen Business analyst services 13,200 Direct sourcing C
Total 2,296,573